Tuesday, January 24, 2012

A Different Christmas



Creche at St Anthony's our parish

Last month we celebrated a different Christmas


Last month was our first Christmas outside of our hemisphere, outside of the United States, outside of the physical reach of any one of our families. I knew that I would miss my children, grandchildren, family and friends. This has been true for some or all of them at one time or another over the years.

I told myself I was trading all of that for the experience of an African Christmas. I had complained about the fact that Christmas was coming earlier and earlier every year. In the states, it seem to start at the same time as Thanksgiving or almost.

Not in Zambia. I saw no Christmas decorations on the streets, no Christmas music being played in the stores where we shop. No Christmas music blaring from the radios of cars. It seem the only person who were aware of Christmas was the grocery store which had stars, ornaments lights and garlands for sale.

To be continued.  

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